These two charts were presented at NAC Human Exploration and Operations Committee – since audio is broken no one knows what they really mean pic.twitter.com/Le5Rtpuic5 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March […]
2017
Posted inSLS and Orion
Burning Lots of Money Just to Recreate Apollo 8
New report: NASA spends 72 cents of every SLS dollar on overhead costs, Ars Technica “… according to a new report published by the nonpartisan think tank Center for a […]
Posted inPersonnel News
New Head of NASA Office of Communications Named
Jen Rae Wang Appointed to Head NASA’s Office of Communications “Jen Rae Wang has been selected by Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot as NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications. […]
Posted inCulture
Confusing Message and Messenger at Planetary Society
Keith’s note: Here’s the really creepy thing … the Planetary Society’s Twitter page says “Co-founded by Sagan. Led by Nye. Forward with you. We advocate for space, create our own […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Elon Musk Will Help SWAT Team Lead By Trump's Son-in-Law
Trump taps Kushner to lead a SWAT team to fix government with business ideas, Washington Post “President Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
There Is Another OSTP
Obama’s science diaspora prepares for a fight, Washington Post “Phil Larson, who focused on space exploration issues at OSTP under Obama for five years before leaving for SpaceX and now […]
Posted inAstrobiology
"Life" Is A Truly Stupid Movie
"Fictional #NASA in #LifeMovie is run by a bunch of psychopaths & idiots" Spoilers – but movie spoils itself, so … https://t.co/vOF5dzsz6r pic.twitter.com/Y9nJMpGYrO — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 26, 2017 […]
Posted inTransition
Chief of Staff Erik Noble Has Left NASA
Keith’s note: Erik Noble, a member of the Trump Beachhead team at NASA headquarters has departed NASA for a position at NOAA. Noble had been serving as Chief of Staff […]
Posted inISS News
Appreciating The Value Of The International Space Station
Somebody Just Buy the ISS Already, Wired “Officially, Congress must make a decision on the ISS by 2024, when its funding expires. But beyond routine maintenance and the occasional orbital […]